Science Learning Hub logo
TopicsConceptsCitizen scienceTeacher PLDGlossary
Sign in
Image

Plant and microbial uptake

Diagram showing plant and microbial uptake.

Plants and microorganisms can take up different types of nitrogen. The main ones are ammonium or nitrate. This is vital because nitrogen is critical for all life. It forms the backbone of most proteins or enzymes, and it’s also important part of DNA.

Glossary

Rights: The University of Waikato Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato
Published: 30 July 2013Size: 106.2 KB
Referencing Hub media

Explore related content

Appears inRelated resources

Interactive

The terrestrial nitrogen cycle

Transcript

Read more
Growing soil microbes

Activity

Growing soil microbes

In this activity, students investigate microbial presence in soil by building a habitat suitable for their growth.

Read more
Nitrification and denitrification

Activity

Nitrification and denitrification

In this activity, students explore chemical processes that occur within the nitrogen cycle. In a simple experiment, students use a ...

Read more
Dairy farming and the nitrogen cycle

Article

Dairy farming and the nitrogen cycle

Understanding the nitrogen cycle – the transformations that nitrogen undergoes as it moves between the atmosphere, the land and living ...

Read more

See our newsletters here.

NewsEventsAboutContact usPrivacyCopyrightHelp

The Science Learning Hub Pokapū Akoranga Pūtaiao is funded through the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment's Science in Society Initiative.

Science Learning Hub Pokapū Akoranga Pūtaiao © 2007-2025 The University of Waikato Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato